Subtitles are standard: mainstreaming accessibility

When accessibility practices become standard, everyone benefits.

Daley Wilhelm
UX Collective
Published in
7 min readAug 11, 2023

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A man, Robert Oppenheimer, with a wide-brimmed hat stands amid a fiery, orange explosion.
Amid all the explosions, can the dialogue of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer be understood sans subtitles? Image from — https://geektyrant.com/news/first-movie-poster-for-christopher-nolans-oppenheimer

Do you watch movies with subtitles on? In a Preply survey of 1,260 Americans, 50% said that they use subtitles most of the time. This goes for more than just movies: most social media feeds that feature videos have features that allow for automated or manual subtitles…

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A fiction writer turned UX writer dedicated to crisp copy, inclusive experiences, and humanizing tech.